Supporting The Eastern Caribbean States To Improve Land Policies And Management

The enhanced sustainability of development in the OECS - economic development, poverty reduction, social stability and the protection of environmentally sensitive areas - through the formulation, adoption and implementation of comprehensive land policies.  Project implementation will include concurrent implementation of quick-win interventions identified through country papers prioritization. There are some considerations that should inform development of comprehensive land policy which include but not limited to the following examples: (i)  building resilience to the impacts of climate change and climate variability (ii)  land policy development should be seen as a prerequisite for economic growth and sustainable human development; (iii)  land is a highly sensitive political issue and as such the process of land policy development, implementation and evaluation, needs to be as inclusive and participatory as possible; (iv)  regional/national ownership in the development of land policy guidelines/land policy is critical for engendering broad grass roots endorsement which is more likely to lead to successful implementation; (v)  there are a range of home-grown principles and emerging innovative local practices that can inform sound national land policy development and implementation (vi)  deliberate steps must be taken to ensure the full and informed participation of women and other disadvantaged groups in policy development and implementation; and (vii)  successful implementation of land policies will contribute to improved governance, environmental management and the consolidation of peace.